Supreme Court of India

V.C. Shukla v. State through C.B.I.

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Reported as [1980] 2 S.C.R. 380
Decided 7 December 1979

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the order passed by the Special Judge was an interlocutory order and the appeal filed against that order in this Court is clearly not maintainable.

Judgment, page 55

From the headnote

Special Courts Act, 1919-Section 11(1) and 11(2)-Scope of-Order of Judge of Special Court directing a charge to be framed against the accused­ Whethcr an interlocutory order-Appeal-If Ues against that order- Interlocutory order-What is. Non-obstante clause-Interpretation of. Section 11(1) of the Special Courts Act, 1979 provides that ''notwithstand· ing anything in the Code of Criminal Procedure an appeal shall lie as of right from any judgment, sentence or order, not being interlocutory order, of a Special Court to the Supreme Court both on facts and law." Sub-section (2) provides that

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